Pumas vs All Blacks
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In stark contrast to last week, BB kicked beautifully. Our scrum did excellent work, and the loosies were in the thick of it all night. I much prefer BFA on the wing than fullback. I also rate Sam Whitelock as an infinitely better captain than Read.
While I reckon the TMO did a pretty good job (no Ayoub, thank god) the ref was a bit baffling at times with what he blew up and what he let go. And the Argies were their own worst enemies with some truly shit kick in plays. I bet their coach has them practicing kick taps until they bleed this week.
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@jc fair points but I don't agree. At the moment that back three is our best. Naholo is the best 14, he gives us gainline and can finish, why everyone picks on everything he does is beyond me. We look potent when he and Reiko are on wings.
Smith is killing it at fullback. I thing is the organisation he does on attack and d, blows Barrett and Mackenzie out of water!! If is a link man and another set of eyes which is why he is a leader in the team, when he plays wing that is lost. I have always thought that BB is next best fullback. Just my thoughts -
I thought Cane was MOM with Savea close by. The starting props were not far behind. One wee worry for me was some players seeming a bit distracted or niggly at times. Unusual blemishes for Taylor, and Ioane can improve in that area. Some nice touches from the midfield and good all-round kicking were positives.
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I'm obviously a bit one-eyed, but I think the unusually high amount of niggle that the AB's engaged in, especially from players who never engage in that rubbish like Taylor, Crotty etc, suggests to me that the Pumas were up for a fight and were provoking us throughout the game. The fact that the home broadcasters never showed any of the niggle, in particular the lead up, also suggests that Puma players were baiting us. The All Blacks do not normally try and fight teams.
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The big units for Pumas like the their no. 5 are always niggly, that is just the way they play the game and always have, but that shitbag Sanchez at 10 has to be one of the most annoying little shits going. He really should be playing at 9 with his attitude...
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Terrible performance by the ref which did nothing to repair the reputation of French officials.
Good Old School test win by the All Blacks built on being better than the opposition at set piece and the breakdown. I thought Ardie Savea and Karl Tu'inukuafe were excellent.
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@samurai-jack said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
The big units for Pumas like the their no. 5 are always niggly, that is just the way they play the game and always have, but that shitbag Sanchez at 10 has to be one of the most annoying little shits going. He really should be playing at 9 with his attitude...
Annoying as he is I think he's actually improved as a rugby player and has added a decent running game that hasn't always been apparent. Still, I'd like to see BBBR clean him out at a ruck for the shits and giggles.
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@jc said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
So let me get this straight, we have a whole load of Blues players in our forward pack?
At that point 1... Pat T.
3 x Chiefs
2 x Saders
1 x Cane
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@nevorian said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Does anyone know what the total no.of tests combined was for that forward pack once Sam Whitelock was subbed?
The AB pack that ended the game:
Tim Perry (3)
Nathan Harris (16)
Angus Ta'avao (debut)
Patrick Tuipulotu (17)
Scott Barrett (23)
Jackson Hemopo (1)
Sam Cane (58)
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@bovidae said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
@nevorian said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Does anyone know what the total no.of tests combined was for that forward pack once Sam Whitelock was subbed?
The AB pack that ended the game:
Tim Perry (3)
Nathan Harris (16)
Angus Ta'avao (debut)
Patrick Tuipulotu (17)
Scott Barrett (23)
Jackson Hemopo (1)
Sam Cane (58)
Ardie Savea (29)How many of those were in the starting line-up? Very few I'd imagine.
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@siam said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Peyper is a pussy too. He'd yellow card that knock down every day of the week
Excuse the pavlovian reaction but can you please refrain from using the term "knock down"? Knocking the ball down is not illegal. "Knock forward" or "knock on" please.
The terminology is important because we wind up with idiots who get upset about perfectly legal plays.
Thank you and apologies.
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@mariner4life said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Best midfielder in the country gets our bonus point back
How did he manage that? He was doing radio commentary with Nigel Yalden.
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booboo said:
@siam said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Peyper is a pussy too. He'd yellow card that knock down every day of the week
Excuse the pavlovian reaction but can you please refrain from using the term "knock down"? Knocking the ball down is not illegal. "Knock forward" or "knock on" please.
The terminology is important because we wind up with idiots who get upset about perfectly legal plays.
Thank you and apologies.
Nah.
Anyone that doesn't know the difference can stay the fuck out of the conversation.Every rugby person knows what's legal or not off the hand
Don't change words or make pedantic language rules for dumb people, it's up to the dumb to change, not the other way round.
Argie knocked the ball on, forward AND down illegally, should have been a yellow card
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@siam said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
booboo said:
@siam said in Pumas vs All Blacks:
Peyper is a pussy too. He'd yellow card that knock down every day of the week
Excuse the pavlovian reaction but can you please refrain from using the term "knock down"? Knocking the ball down is not illegal. "Knock forward" or "knock on" please.
The terminology is important because we wind up with idiots who get upset about perfectly legal plays.
Thank you and apologies.
Nah.
Anyone that doesn't know the difference can stay the fuck out of the conversation.Every rugby person knows what's legal or not off the hand
Don't change words or make pedantic language rules for dumb people, it's up to the dumb to change, not the other way round.
Was about to start my reply with "But Justin Marshall ... "
So ... umm ...
Anyway whilst I like your point and want it to be true unfortunately it's not.
